DanChurchAid (DCA) is looking for an energetic and proactive Manager for an unit that supports coordination of humanitarian actors responding to the needs of people caught in conflict in the border areas of South Sudan and Sudan. The preferred duty station is Juba with frequent travels to the field. The position oversees a highly innovative and unusual programme that seeks to enable holistic, locally-led responses to complex humanitarian, protection, livelihood and governance crises with access constraints and high levels of insecurity. It provides opportunities to develop new ways of supporting humanitarian and protection innovations and inform emerging new practices for humanitarian programming within conflict areas. This innovative programme requires an exceptional individual who can move between provision of hands-on operational support in the most challenging and risky of field conditions, to high level policy and donor environments developing new modalities to respond to crises.

The Manager will together with a team of 6 staff members be responsible for the following:

• Facilitate strategic planning, coordination and networking between all stakeholders to facilitate the communication, collective holistic programming and collaboration;
• Facilitate operational coordination in the field and provide direct operational logistical support to contribute to timely and effective implementation;
• Coordinate monitoring and evaluation services to help all agencies learn from the wider range of on-going activities and projects;
• Support and undertake when appropriate, humanitarian advocacy, lobbying and fundraising;
• Providing advice and guidance as appropriate to donors, diplomats, implementing agencies and other humanitarian/protection actors on feasibility of different options for engagement.

Core functions of the Manager

The overall responsibility of the Manager is to oversee the on-going development, implementation and review of services for the humanitarian actors in the operation area. The primary responsibilities of the Manager are:

• Coordination and representation
• Ensure effective and quality information sharing
• Oversee grant management and fund raising
• Security information management
• Oversee Human Resources Management and manage a team of 6 staff in three locations directly.
• Overseeing programme logistics support

Duty station and movement

This position is based in Juba with travel to the field. While no definitive schedule on minimum field visits would be appropriate, it is expected that at least 3 weeks every 2 months would be spent in the field.

Your profile

You have a relevant university degree and are an outgoing, results-oriented and proactive person with at least 7 years relevant work experience, incl. work in complex humanitarian situations in Africa and programme management. Knowledge of the Region and the Sudans is preferred. Knowledge of South Sudan and problematics along border areas in South Sudan is an advantage.

You are interested in challenging humanitarian norms and institutionalising new and creative ways of responding to CPEs and in managing risk. You are a champion for supporting locally led approaches and ready to think outside the box to produce results. You are confident in the role as manager, innovative, good motivator and you work with a hands-on approach. You like to assist with practical solutions to concrete problems. You are a proven facilitator with excellent communication, coordination, and problem solving skills, you are flexible and able to adapt to a multi-cultural environment. You have extensive knowledge of working with grant management and donor relations. You have a good understanding of working with many stakeholders and are able to both assist and learn from local partners, while also having a proven capacity for effective self-management. You are fluent in written and spoken English.

DCA offers:

• Contract starting ASAP
• A competitive salary package, R&R, 30 days of annual leave, benefits
• Good colleagues in a rewarding and empowering work place
• An interesting and challenging experience addressing humanitarian needs

When applying, you are kindly requested to attach a copy of relevant certificates, together with your CV and motivation letter that clearly demonstrates experience of competencies as required. Please note all qualifications will be verified.

Deadline for applications is 26 October 2017. Interviews expected in the last week of October 2017.

For further information about this position contact Alexandra Balmer, Programme Manager on email: [email protected].

Qualified and interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion or ethnic affiliation are encouraged to apply for the vacancy.

About Us

DanChurchAid is a faith-based, non-missionary relief and development organization based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and founded in 1922. DCA has supported activities in South Sudan and Sudan for more than 40 years, and played a key role in delivering assistance during the civil war. People of all faiths and backgrounds are welcome to work for DCA. For more on DCA, please be referred to www.danchurchaid.org